Health Crisis

1.7 million children under the age of five died from vaccine-preventable diseases in 2008.
One of every 12 children die before turning five years old.

Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria.

Measles, diarrhea, and malaria are all preventable or treatable, yet are three of the biggest causes of death among children worldwide.

An average of 1 million die each year from malaria.

91% of malaria deaths occur in Africa, and 1 in 5 (20%) of childhood deaths are a result of the disease.
In developing countries, one in every six infants is not immunized against tuberculosis.

Each year, approximately 1.5 million deaths occur among young children due to diarrheal related issues.
Acute respiratory infections annually kill an estimated 2 million children under the age of five.

15 million children have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS.

Every day, over 7,000 persons became infected with HIV and about 5,000 people died from AIDS, mostly because of inadequate access to HIV prevention care and treatment services.

*Statistics provide by: World Health Organization (WHO), Unicef, Malaria No More, CDC

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